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    Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 10:16am
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Looking for a reel for throwing poppers and BIG softies at Kings around the harbour channel markers and to use as a  LBG set up for snapper and kings at G.B.I.  Have pretty much decided on either a Salt 70/80 or a Sargosa 8000.  The Salt has more drag & line capacity at the expense of weight.

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Not the Salt, look OK but I had issues with the handle not being as solid as I would have liked. Just didn't feel right for poppering. Great surfcaster etc etc, just.... not poppering.

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Not the Pflueger, I just don't believe they are designed for NZ conditions. I have had trouble with the handle on my patriarch and corrosion.  Far inferior to Shimano.
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ive got a saragosa 8k and its sweet, caught only 5 or 6 kingies on it and only 1 or 2 good size but it handles everything no worries, plenty enough drag really.
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the other reel kinda in the picture is a SPHEROS 14000.....
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If you don't want spend to much take a look at a Okuma Salina 2, may not be as could as the shimano but would be better than the pflueger. I've got a 8000, plenty of drag, lite and a nice handle.
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i prefer the pflueger salt to the salina by far also have the saragosa 18000 and i still like the pflueger better i've had no issues at all
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Ive got a salt 80 caught kings live baiting of the rocks on the baz puka out by arid as well thrown a few poppers too no play in my handle. Its a penn fierce with a few upgrades but doesnt bother me does the job pretty heavy but wont break the bank i think its the cheapest of your options
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Salt 80 survived a trip o the 3 kings,caught plenty of fish up around the 30 kg mark,mine did suffer from a sticky drag but was sorted out under warranty,FCO had them for $180 a while ago
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